PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 4

QUARTER 4

Name: ____________________________________ Date: __________________

Teacher: __________________________________ Section: _______________

Directions: Listen to the story carefully. Answer the followed questions by shading the letter of the correct answer.
The Sleeping Beauty
In a palace many years ago, the most beautiful princess was born to king and queen. They named her Rosamond and
gave a party during her baptism. All the wise women were invited except the thirteenth wise woman.
On the day of the party, the thirteenth wise woman came. She was so angry for she did not have a golden plate. She left
the palace hurriedly and said, “Rosamond will not die of hurting her finger with a spindle but she will sleep for a hundred
years instead.”
The king ordered his servants to burn all the spindles in the palace.
Rosamond grew up and become the loveliest princess in the kingdom. On her fifteenth birthday, she went around the
palace. She entered in one of the rooms and saw a woman with spindle. She borrowed the spindle and was wounded.
Immediately, she fell into a deep sleep. All the people in the kingdom went asleep, too, including the animals.
After a hundred years, a handsome young prince came to the palace. He was surprised of the thick vines that covered
the palace. He went inside and saw the lovely sleeping princess. For him, she was the most beautiful princess he ever saw.
He fell in love with an instant. He knelt down and kissed her.
The princess woke up. All the people and animals woke up, too.

1. Which of the following sentences expresses an opinion?

A. The king and the queen had a daughter named Rosamond.
B. The y gave a great party during her baptism.
C. The king ordered the servants to burn all the spindles.
D. The prince thinks Rosamond is the most beautiful princess he ever saw.

2. Which sentence is a fantasy?

A. The king and queen were very happy when Rosamond was born.
B. There were many visitors during her baptism.
C. On her fifteenth birthday, she went around the palace.
D. She slept for more than a hundred years.

3. Which of the following situations is likely to happen in real life?

A. A beautiful princess was born to a king and queen.
B. Rosamond fell asleep the moment she hurt her finger with the spindle.
C. All the people in the kingdom fell asleep including all the animals.
D. The princess slept for more than a hundred years.

Polar bears are animals that live near the North Pole. The ground there is mostly ice. The fur on polar bears looks
white. Polar bears hunt and eat seals and other ocean animlas. Most polar bear cubs stay with their mothers until they are
about two years old. The cubs are very cute and they look like teddy bears.
4. Which of the sentence is a fact?
A. Polar bears live near the North Pole.
B. Polar bears fur looks yellow.
C. Polar bear cubs stay with their mother until they are one year old.
D. Polar bear cubs look like cows.

5. Which of the sentence is an opinion?

A. The ground there is mostly ice.
B. The cubs are very cute and they look like teddy bears.
C. Polar bears hunt and eat other polar bears.
D. Most polar bear cubs stay with their mother until they are two years old.

6. A story that is not true or is made up

A. non fiction B. fiction  C. biography autobiography

7. The purpose of Fiction is to ______________.

A. Tell about events that are impossible in the real
 B. Make you imagine
C. Tell about a futuristic world
D. Entertain

Why the Sea is Salty?

Long ago, the sea water was not salty. It was just like fresh water from a spring.

People had to cross the sea in bancas to get salt from the land beyond the water. Near their community, lived
a giant named Ang-ngalo who was friendly but afraid of ants. The people asked him to stretch his legs, so they could
just walk across the sea to get salt. And he did. While the people walked on his legs with their bags of salt, the ants bit
him. He suddenly pulled up his legs and the people fell into the sea with their bags of salt.
And that is why the sea is now salty.

8. Where did the people get the salt?

A. from the lake beyond the water C. from the mountain beyond the water
B. from the land beyond the water D. from the sea beyond the water

9. Who was the friendly giant?

A. Angela B. Angelo C. Angelica D. Ang-ngalo

10. Why did the people fall into the sea with their bags of salt?
A. Anga-ngalo pulled up his legs because he was bitten by the ants.
B. Anga-ngalo pulled up his legs because he was bitten by the snakes.
C. Anga-ngalo pulled up his legs because he was bitten by the dogs.
D. Anga-ngalo pulled up his legs because he was bitten by the sharks.

11. What did Ang-ngalo do to help the people?

A. Ang-ngalo stretched his legs so they could just jump across the sea.
B. Ang-ngalo stretched his legs so they could just play across the sea.
C. Ang-ngalo stretched his legs so they could just run across the sea.
D. Ang-ngalo stretched his legs so they could just walk across the sea.

12. Do you agree that the story is true? Write your reaction.
A. Yes, I think that is true because bags of sugar fell in the sea.
B. Yes, I think that is true because bags of powdered milk fell in the sea.
C. Yes, I think that is true because bags of salt fell in the sea.
C. Yes, I think that is true because bags of powdered juice fell in the sea.

13. Which of these is a fact?

A. A seeds need water to grow.
B. Seeds that float in the water are the best.
C. Seeds are very tasty.
D. If you plant seed, a rose will grow.

14. Which is opinion?

A. The sun is actually a star.
B. The sun is over 90 million miles away.
C. The sun is hotter when it’s cloudy
D. Venus is closer to Earth than Jupiter

15. If weather conditions affect growth of plants and trees, then

A. The products of different countries should be different
B. There are countries without trees
C. People have different customs
D. People will all die
16. If there is no air in the moon, then______.
A. There are no mountains here
B. there are no rocks there
C. there may be living things there
 D. no people, no animals, no plants

17. “If all nations honestly believe that all human beings are free and equal in dignity and rights”. What can you conclude
about the statement?
A. There will be peace among nations
B. People will all die
C. Wars cannot be stopped
D. Everybody will go to school

18. Bacteria and germs that cause diseases are found in different places that are not clean. The statement is
___________________
A. An opinion
B. A fact
C. False
D. Not proven

19. Chelsea believed what you sow is what you reap depending how much effort you exert on certain things.
A. You can get what you want all the time
B. You plant more so, you can harvest more
C. What you do is what you get. It depends on how good or bad your action is.
D. You will harvest what you plant

20. This feature of journalistic writings was written in paragraph form.

A. Headline C. Main body of the text
B. Embedded Clause D. Orientation

21. Feature of journalistic writings that grab the readers’ attention.

A. Headline C. Main body of the text
B. Embedded Clause D. Orientation

22.It is either in direct or indirect quotation.

A. Headline C. Quotes
B. Picture and caption D. Re-orientation

23. It is a snapshot showing a part of the story you are reporting.

A. Headline C. Orientation
B. Main Body of the text D. Picture and caption

24. The Wh- Questions used in the orientation of a journalistic writings are __ .
A. Whom, Why, What C. Where, Whose, How, When
B. Who, What, Where, When, Why D. Who, What, Why, When

25. It is a style of writing that is used to report news stories in a variety of media formats.
A. Cartooning C. Journalistic Writings
B. Editorial Writings D. Novel Writings

26. It is one of the features of journalistic writings where the readers can read what is the latest and what is happening to
the people involved in the said article or story being reported.
A. Body of the text C. Embedded Clause
B. Headline D. Re-Orientation

27. A slight 93-year-old man, wearing a short-sleeved polo barong goes to a simple office in Quiapo which he has
done almost every day in the past 30 years. This was Amado Alejandro Bundalian Castro, economist and
professor of UP Diliman Campus.
A. News Report C. Opinion Article
B. Feature Article D. Sports News Article

28. They had a high-level performance in the cheer dance competition and enjoyed parlor games prepared by the teachers.
A. News Report C. Opinion Article
 B. Feature Article D. Sports News Article

29. The Department of Education (DepEd), amid the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has set the
opening of classes for school year 2020- 2021 on August 24, 2020.
A. News Report C. Opinion Article
B. Feature Article D. Sports News Article

30. A pet can entertain you, keep company or even protect you. Dogs and cats are the most popular pets in America today.
A. News Report C. Opinion Article
B. Feature Article D. Sports News Article

31. What details should we add to a news report?

A. Add specific names, dates, and times.
B. Be as general or brief as possible.
C. Write information that is extra, but not relevant to the story.
D. Literally write "details" in your article.

32. How many paragraphs should a news report have?

A. At least 2-3.
B. At least 4-5.
C. At least 6-7.
D. At least 8.

33. Where does this sentence belong: Learning moving online as COVID crisis continues
A. Headline C. Body paragraph
B. Lead paragraph D. Summary / ending

34. Where does this sentence belong: Mr. Armstrong said, "My students have done an excellent job under these difficult
circumstances."
A. Headline C. Body paragraphs
B. Lead paragraph D. Summary / ending

35. Where does this sentence belong: As the crisis continues, we hope the government will allow students to return to school
as soon as possible.
A. Headline C. Body paragraphs
B. Lead paragraph D. Summary / ending

36. A short essay in which someone speaking for a publication (such as a newspaper or magazine) expresses an opinion or
takes a stand on an issue.
A. debate C. claim
B. editorial D. narrative

37. In order to write a compelling editorial what must the editorial writer do?
A. research the subject B. choose a burning issue
B. write with great emotion C. develop the subject at length

38. Lucinda is writing an opinion piece about why horses are the best animals. Which of the following could she use to support
her opinion?
A. Horses can run almost as soon as they’re born.
B. Horses can help people recover from accidents.
C. Lucinda rides a horse named Raisins at the stable.
D. All of the above

39. Statements of facts, statistics, examples, etc. that supports or proves a claim.
A. reasons C. editorials
B. evidence D. controversy

40. Happiness as defined in the dictionary is the state of being happy. But the word “happy” itself’, is already an abstract
thought. Yet, there is more. Being happy is not just all about smiles, laughs, feelings and thoughts. This is example of
A. editorial C. paraphrase
B. Not Editorial D. evidence